Arcade Game
One thumb. Five weapons. Hundreds of enemies. Survive the storm.
Ionstorm is a one-thumb horde-survival roguelite in the Survivors genre. Hundreds of enemies swarm the screen while five auto-firing weapons thin the storm. Collect emerald gems, pick one of three upgrades per level, and build a loadout that can survive The Collapsar at 6:00 — kill it and a stronger one returns every two and a half minutes.
Free to start · $4.99 full unlock · Play Pass available
Coming SoonGameplay screenshots coming soon. The horde, the upgrade picks, and The Collapsar are being tuned for launch.
Why you'll open it again
Built around the daily loop.
One thumb, total chaos
Touch anywhere and a floating joystick appears under your thumb. Your weapons fire themselves — your only job is to move, survive, and choose what to build.
Build your loadout one level at a time
Emerald gems are XP. Every level offers one of three upgrades. The run you survive with is the loadout you drafted on the fly.
The Collapsar always comes back
Face the boss at 6:00 — beat it and a stronger one returns every 2.5 minutes. The storm never actually ends; you just see how long you last.
Readability you can trust
Hostiles run hot and spiky, pickups glow emerald above the horde, the player reads white-cyan on top. You always know what's about to kill you.
Why we built it
Ionstorm exists because the Survivors loop is pure dopamine when the build comes together — and a single thumb on glass is the most honest control scheme mobile has.
Who it is for
Horde-survival and roguelite fans who want hundreds of enemies on screen, fast builds, and just-one-more-run escalation.
The loop
Move → vacuum XP → pick an upgrade → thin the horde → survive the boss → build harder next run.
Free to start. The full storm when you want it.
Ionstorm is free to start. The full unlock opens every weapon and upgrade branch, deeper boss escalation, premium themes, and cloud sync.
- Free: core survival loop, starter weapons, first boss cycle
- Ionstorm Full Game Unlock: $4.99 one-time
- StackForge Play Pass: unlocks supported StackForge games
Ionstorm is coming soon.
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